Overview
Jane Austen is about to turn 40, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help select the perfect husband for the young girl, the aging spinster begins to wonder why it is that she never found a man to share her own life with.
Cast
- Olivia Williams as Jane Austen
- Greta Scacchi as Cassandra Austen
- Imogen Poots as Fanny Austen Knight
- Phyllida Law as Mrs. Austen
- Pip Torrens as Edward Austen-Knight
- Tom Hiddleston as Mr. John Plumptre
- Hugh Bonneville as Rev Brook Bridges
- Tom Goodman-Hill as Mr. Lushington MP
- Jack Huston as Charles Haden
- Samuel Roukin as Harris Bigg